Mayor faces code of conduct complaint

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Southland Express

Last month, Clark made headlines when he appeared on comedian Guy Williams’ satirical news show New Zealand Today and used racially charged language

The show covered a March 2023 incident in which Mr Clark used the ‘N-word’ at an Art Foundation Event.

On Tuesday, two councillors confirmed they had lodged a code of conduct complaint against the mayor.

‘‘It was based on the Guy Williams thing. I believe they’ve breached different parts of the code and went ahead with it (the complaint),’’ councillor Ian Pottinger said.

Lodging a complaint was a complex process and required a level of satisfaction that there had been a breach, he said.

‘‘It’s part of our role, if we believe there is a breach, we should be strong if we do believe it.’’

Cr Pottinger would not comment further, saying the process needed to be followed.

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